Thursday, February 21, 2019

The folly of William Floyd Weld

If William Floyd Weld wins his primary challenge against President Trump, it will be the greatest political miracle since Jesus Christ intervened to advise Emperor Constantine before the Battle of Milvian Bridge.

Weld has no fan base, no name recognition, no political machine. His brand of let-them-eat-cake libertarianism has zero traction in either major party. His complaint to CNN that ‘the President does not exhibit curiosity about history’ probably won’t resonate with the party’s base, given how quickly they took to demanding Trump imprison his opponent once he was elected. 89 percent of Republicans approve of the President’s job performance, and the remaining 11 percent might be weary of voting for another Massachusetts governor.

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About MWD

Michael Warren Davis grew up in rural New England and worked as a farmhand throughout his youth. After two abortive semesters at The George Washington University, he moved to Sydney at the age of 20.

While in Australia, he was Assistant Editor at Quadrant and wrote a weekly column for The Spectator Australia... all while studying full-time for his Bachelor's degree in English and philosophy at the University of Sydney. (He did rather well.)

In 2015 he moved back to the United States and, after a long and fruitless battle against his Romish instincts, was received into the Church.

In 2016 he began working for the Catholic Herald of London. When the Herald decided to launch its American edition, he was appointed as the inaugural U.S. Editor. Today, he serves as an Associate Editor.

Davis is a frequent contributor toThe American Conservative. His work has also appeared in The Spectator USA, First Things, andThe Salisbury Review, among others.

He's an enthusiastic boxer, a decent fencer, a lousy poet, and a crack shot.